I must admit that I have gone for the plus button a couple of times when zooming, but that is just muscle memory and it will soon fade. The mag button/control dial method is easy enough and it does give me a picture on screen reminding me of what to do.

With the AF point selection, if you find using the control dials a pain, simply press the AF point select button and then used the 4 way control (the ring around the Set button) as a joystick. I find that the easiest way, as these controls are easy access for my thumb and there is no need for me to remove the cam from my eye.

The Q Menu screen makes AF point selection pretty easy too if you want to select via the LCD. I just wish they had included the 650D's touch screen though, as I find the Q menu / touch screen combo brilliant to use.

Hell. Have been in Town yesterday and my dealer had two 6Ds in the shelf for demonstration. I had it in my hands again and it felt/performed very, very good!
Next to me my girl found it great, too ("Feels much better than your 5D II in my hands!").

And last not least, he offered it at 103 Euro less the german mspr, what is already 102 Euro below Amazon germany, who can NOT deliver.

Next week I will check how to finance the purchase. Its time for a new horse in the stable, I guess.

onegreatcity wrote:
Ralph,
I've been following this thread at a distance for some time. I can honestly say I had no interest in the 6D when it was announced but my resistance is beginning to fail. Having moved from a 40D to a 7D, then to the 1dIII, each felt a bit bigger in the hand and I was happy with the ergonomics of the increasingly larger bodies. Now that images are emerging along with first hand user testimonials, I decided to head to my local shop and see the 6D for myself.

First impression: I wish it was a wee bit bigger but I did like the fit and finish (quite grippy). Button layout and menus were all foreign of course but surely a person could get used to it. Long story short, I liked it enough to arrange a return trip in the new year. I will take one or two of my own lenses and a memory card so I can return home with images to assess.

If I could manage to keep my 1dIII I would, but at this time I must remain a one body guy . I'll weigh in again once I've spent more time playing but in the meantime, thank you for starting this thread and happy new year (to all)!
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1d3 and 6d are different cameras. Would you miss the fps? You need both.

RobDickinson wrote:
I'm struggling to get used to the zoom in ergonomics, af point selection is a bit of a pain too. Otherwise its nice to use.
Going from 7D to 6D, it did take me a bit time to get used to the button layouts, but I'm now okay with the AF point selection. After all, there are not many AF points to select from anyway.

Well I just got mine delivered today. I had tried it out at a store over the weekend and it felt great so I decided it was time to make the jump to full frame. I picked up the 6D along with the 24-105 and 17-40 and I am very excited to really get out there and start shooting.

As others have said, I also really like the way this camera feels in my hand. I have been shooting a 60D which was a huge upgrade ergonomically over my old Rebel XT. I am actually surprised that even though the 60D and 6D are very similar in size and weight, the 6D just feels more solid and better in my hand. The difference is somewhat subtle, but quite noticable.

Heh thanks Rob, I noticed that as soon as I turned the camera off, the GPS decided not to turn off. Although I am quite happy to have built in GPS its going to have to go into my favorites menu so I can turn it on and off quickly and easily.

We've seen and heard a lot about shooting stills, has anyone tried video mode yet? I've read a few reviews and seen one video that demonstrated a good bit of morie and was wondering what FMers have found so far...

Yes
She is supporting me in whatever (till now) I did. There is no my/yours in our relationship. She can use my cameras whenever she likes it as far I do not hold it in my hands. Cameras are tools to me. Tools are made to be used. She looks great, when holding a camera. So many of her pics do, too. If we want to use it to often parralel, we have to think about a second body, I guess.

Mashuto wrote:
Heh thanks Rob, I noticed that as soon as I turned the camera off, the GPS decided not to turn off. Although I am quite happy to have built in GPS its going to have to go into my favorites menu so I can turn it on and off quickly and easily.

This is true? If, it should be fixed by firmware asap. A switched of camera does not need to run GPS imo.

I found this behavior to be OK, since it is about GPS Logging. IMHO GPS logging is about documenting you route, and should be on - if enabled - no matter the status of camera. I agree it depletes the battery, but if the user forgets it on, it's rather his problem